Lest conservatives be too proud, it's worth recalling that conservatism's rise was decisively enabled by liberalism's weakness.

I don't think you want political parties that are entirely driven by some extremely doctrinal ideology.

The ObamaCare premiums, the numbers started moving away from Hillary Clinton he moment there was a problem with.

If terror groups are to be defeated, it is national governments that will have to do so. In nations like India, governments will have to call on the patriotism of citizens to fight the terrorists. In a nation like Pakistan, the government will have to be persuaded to deal with those in their midst who are complicit.

Patriotism is an indispensable weapon in the defense of civilization against barbarism.

All defense secretaries in wartime have, needless to say, made misjudgments.

Republicans can also point to an alternate path. They can draw upon genuine experts to explain what should be done.